String
String is immutable ( once created can not be changed )object . The object
created as a String is stored in the Constant String Pool .
Every immutable object in Java is thread safe ,that implies String is also
thread safe . String can not be used by two threads simultaneously.
String once assigned can not be changed .
String demo = " hello " ;
demo="Bye" ; //new "Bye" string is created in constant pool and
referenced by the demo variable
// "hello" string still exists in string constant pool and its value is not
overrided but we lost reference to the "hello"string
StringBuffer
StringBuffer is mutable means one can change the value of the object . The
object created through StringBuffer is stored in the heap . StringBuffer has the
same methods as the StringBuilder , but each method in StringBuffer is
synchronized that is StringBuffer is thread safe .
Due to this it does not allow two threads to simultaneously access the same
method . Each method can be accessed by one thread at a time
StringBuffer demo1 = new StringBuffer("Hello") ;
// The above object stored in heap and its value can be changed .
demo1=new StringBuffer("Bye");
// Above statement is right as it modifies the value which is allowed in the
StringBuffertring
StringBuilder
StringBuilder is same as the StringBuffer , that is it stores the object in
heap and it can also be modified . The main difference between the StringBuffer
and StringBuilder is that StringBuilder is also not thread safe.
StringBuilder is fast as it is not thread safe .
StringBuilder demo2= new StringBuilder("Hello");
// The above object too is stored in the heap and its value can be modified
demo2=new StringBuilder("Bye");
// Above statement is right as it modifies the value which is allowed in the
StringBuilder